Inhaler



w M. ii W n INHALER Original Filed April 8, 19

IN VEN TOR.

ATTU R N EYE Patented Oct. 30, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFKZE 328,555.Divided and this application April 11 1945, Serial No. 587,669

4 Claims.

My invention, in its broad aspect, has reference to improvements indevices for applying heated moistened medicament to the afllicted partsin nasobronchial disorders, and an inhaler is associated with a novelheating and moistening device for air whereby suitable medicament in theinhaler is mixed with the moistened and heated air and the vapors drawninto the nasal and bronchial passages by the respiratory action of theperson being treated. My present application is a division of my allowedapplication, Serial #328,555, filed April 8, 1940, on Inhalers.

In attaining the objects and advantages of my invention, I provide acontainer for water, or the like, mounted on a base in which is anelectric heating or resistance element. Mounted on the container is acoil having one end turned to extend vertically through the top of thecontainer. The extended end of the coil has A cup-shaped formation toreceive a moisture saturated sponge, and openings are formed in the topof the container so that moist vapor rises from the heated water in thecontainer about the sponge. The opposite end of the coil extends outfrom the container and has attached thereto an improved inhaler, inwhich medicament is placed so that the person using the inhaler willdraw the heated, moist air from the coil, the sponge, and the connectionwith the tube to mix the medicament with the same to treatthe afllictedparts. My device is sturdy, simple, practical, and easily operated andcleaned and kept in first-class condition.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention willbe apparent from the following description and drawing, and it ispointed out that changes in form, size, shape, materials andconstruction and arrangement of parts is permissible and within thepurview of my broad inventive concept and the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of myinvention:

Figure 1 is a side view of my device, partly in section, and

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the inhaler per so.

In the drawing, wherein like characters of reference are used todesignate like or similar parts throughout the several views:

The numeral l designates a cylindrical container having a back 2 withlegs 3 and an electric connection 4 leading to a heating coil orresistance coil in the base (not shown) in heat transferringrelationship to water 5 or the like in the container. The container hasa top 6 which has openings 1 through which moist heated vapors rise fromthe heated water in the container.

Mounted in the container is a vertical coil 8, the lower end of which isturned to rise vertically as at 9 through the center of the coil and outthe top 6 of the container. A cup-shaped formation 10 is carried orformed on the end of the vertical extension 9 in which is disposed aWater saturated sponge H, or the like, and it will be noted that themoist vapors from the water within the container also contact thesponge.

The upper and remaining end l2 of the coil passes out of the top of thecontainer through a bored boss i 3. Connected with the end I2 is aninhaler having a cylindrical hollow body it and a counter bore i5forming an annular shoulder IS, on which is seated a circularforaminated disk I! having a pin it on which medicament I9 is removablyplaced. The opposite end of the body is closed by a suitable nippleformed of rubber or the like from which the vapors are drawn through theinhaler and in contact with the medicament l9 to form a curative mixturewhich reaches the afiiicted parts through the respiratory action of theuser. The disk is readily removable from the inhaler.

In operation, the air passing through the saturated sponge H, aboutwhich water vapors also pass, is heated in the coil and passes to theinhaler where it is mixed with the medicament l9 carried by the pin ISon the disk.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the operation and advantages ofmy invention will be apparent, but it is again emphasized thatinterpretation of the scope of my invention should only be conclusivewhen made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim: 1. A device for producing heated, moistened medicament fornasobronchial disorders, com-' prising a container for water having abase, a heating element in the base, the top of the container havingopenings, a coil in the container having its lower end turned and risingvertically through the top of the container, a cup-like formation at thetop of the vertical end, water saturated material in the cup-likeformation, the other end of the coil extending out of the conm aninhaler on the latter end, and medicament in the inhaler to contact andmix with the moistened heated air.

2. A device for producing heated, moistened medicament for nasobronchialdisorders, comprising a medicament supportin device having air passagesabout the medicament to enable a container is cylindrical, and the coilis vertically arranged, and the end of the coil having the cup shapedsupport rising vertically and centrally of the coil and extendingthrough the top of the container.

4. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the inhaler has acylindrical, hollow-body connected with the tube and having a nipple atits other end, and a removable medicament support in the body includinga foraminated circular base and a pin on which the medicament is placed.

JOSEPH A. LA BILLE.

